Mar 28, 2024  
2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49 
    
2016 - 2018 CNM Catalog, Volume 49 [The CNM Academic Year includes Fall, Spring, Summer Terms]

PSY 2233 - Psychology and Film

3 credit hour(s)
Pre- or corequisite: IRW 0980  or appropriate placement score  or CSE 1101 .
Changing perceptions of mental illness are investigated by screening popular films and documentaries.  Readings and lectures on psychiatric disorders are linked to films that offer students a unique opportunity to see realistic manifestations of “madness.”  An appreciation for the cinema’s ability not only to reflect but also to affect our perceptions of abnormal behavior and treatment is stressed.